Polyglot Dictionary

terminar

/teɾmiˈnaɾ/

verb A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
termino
preterite (eu)
terminei
past participle
terminado

Meaning

  1. to finish

    • Termino às cinco.

      I finish at five.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

arrematar

arrematar means "to finish off," and also "to win an auction bid"; terminar is the general everyday word for "to finish."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

finalizar

finalizar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to finish."

Spanish

terminar

terminar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to finish."

French

finir

finir is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to finish."

Practice

1 What does terminar mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ às cinco.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches terminar?

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